On 7/25/05, Matthew Burgess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gerard Beekmans wrote: > > steve crosby wrote: > > > >> Another option is to apply the FC2\3 workaround permanently - change > >> the book instructions to download, compile and use e2fsprogs from LFS > >> to create the LFS partition always, and never use the host tools. > >> > >> Although that would work for all e2fs problems, I can forsee other FC > >> related tool issues, so might not be as useful as it could be. > > > > However, at least it would be documented. That's more than we can say > > right now. It might miss other issues and those should simply be added > > as they are discovered. > > Err, I thought this particular issue was already covered adequately by > the "Note" box at > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/6.1/chapter02/creatingfilesystem.html. >
Yes, but given the frequency of the issue with recent FC releases, it may be better to *always* apply the workaround, regardless of the host - which will eliminate the problem completely. We can then add other workarounds as required. At least, that's what I think Gerard meant. >From an education standpoint, it gives the reader exposure to the c;m;mi model eary (before they start building LFS), although we already expect that level of knowledge from an LFS reader. -- - Steve Crosby -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
